The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-10
New York, May 20, 1905, and was at the
time of his death in his ninetY.third Ycar.

tiIiC VI LILO uCuth III hho uihCtJ- tutiu 1Cui.
Governor Ames, of Massachusetts,, gives
evidence of the fact that the heated term
has arrived. He recently said In n public
address, "Thc man who has wine regularly
upon his table is justly the subject OF wide.
spread remark, and is not held in the high.
est estimation by his fellow men"
A sensation has been caused in Ottawa,
Ont, ON good authority evidently, that the
actual murderer of Darcy McGcc escaped
the penalty of the law, while Whalen, an
innocent man, was made the victim OF cir
cumstantial evidence which cost him his
life on the gallows.
A special cable dispatch to the Toronto
GNdG says fresh proposals for the settle
mcut Of fisheries dispute have recently been
submitted by Washington authorities.
They were approved ut Ottawa, IL favor
ably received by the imperial government,
but arc still under consideration.
Somebody has started n silly story TO tho
effect that Mr.. Gladstone Is coming to
America as the guest of MIR. Blaine. If
Mr.. Gladstone ever comes to America at
all, which is doubtful, he will be the guest
Of the whole American people.
Mr.. Chauncy Dcpcw wants it distinctly
understood that he has not gone to Europe
TO fix any political slate for next year. lie
ilNNo SNNiS 4 ''ii'" Pi,OOO,VOV " SIp pbiiN
u railroad from the straits of Mackinaw to
DulGth. a man who can borrow $1,000
600 has no time to fool with political states.
Dispatches from Shanghai, China, to the
London StundUd state that Jay Gould and
the American Silver King have established
AN AmCricau- Chinese bank, wish a capital
OF $500, O00, 900. George Gould says there
is no truth III the report that his father Is
interested in an American Chinese bank.
May Sharpstccn is II little girl Of seven,
who is heir TO 81, 600, coo. She inhcrits
the money from her late father, who was II
member Of the wealthy firm Of Arnold,
Constable d Co, Of New York city. Miss
SharpstCcn narrowly escaped death Il few
days ago nj Sea Girt.
About twenty houses in Northampton
county, Pa, and eight in Warren county,
n. j., We're damaged by lightning Sunday.
Many cellars were Hooded by the heavy
rains. The damage TO streets and pave
mcntS in Easton and South Boston, Pa, by
wash outs is estimated ut Sl2, 900.
The New Orleans Pcayunc observes:
'"rhc Rochester IGrCytiScr offers Henry
George Il farm if he will move on ii and go
to work. The oiNer is Il safe one. George
cannot own land, and he certainly has no
taste for laboripg on farm. lie has other
anti poverty methods of hogging the
public"
Parsons, Pa, is sorcly distressed. a dam
burst on the side OF the mountain. The
whole town WAS Hooded and people had to
lice for their lives. Some were caught i'm
the current and drowned. Bridges, rail,
road tracks and ever hotels were swept
away. Damage to railroads. 500, 900; vii.
lngc, 500, 600.
President Cleveland is the most univcr.
sally Courtcd man in the country. Every
village, town and city lave or will invite
him Ito spend a few days" before the year
is over. 1t looks very much rs if the pco,
pie were going to invite him to spend Il
second term in the White House. There
is a rcritablc tidal wave in his favor.
General Greedy, the head Of the signal
service, wants the government to 90 into
the balloon business. He will ask the next
Congrcs To appropriate 10000 to begin
the establishment OF Il permanent balloon
system OF weather observation. General
Greedy thinks the efficiency OF the service
can nc greatly improved by this means.
The red mrn mc on the war path. Sheriff
Workman arrived at Aitkin, Mimi, from
the Mile Laos reservation. lie reports
them with half moons in their face ready
for war, While the Sheriff and posse we're
going out they were watched by Il dozen
Indians with rifles. Three Indians have
been killed and more arc To follow.
John Bc,ii, thirteen years of age, who
ha0 .,yrh IN Jnl at i3!oh' ONO, SIX weeks
ON me 'iiarSc OF klIiihS his mother, has
made a confession 10 the prosecuting aitOr-
nvy, the sheriff and OK sheriff. No motive
i"i MS can nc assignee except tliat he was
i'SIJ at Wi"t seemed TO nm 10 nc cyl
dync,s Of tavoritiSm shown To his sister by
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re '~|%'"',|''"i ,.'".eHG organ Tor sherman,
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